Experiencing Herbie Hancock: A Listener's Companion

Experiencing Herbie Hancock: A Listener's Companion
ISBN-10
1442258373
ISBN-13
9781442258372
Category
Music
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2018
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Author
Eric Wendell

Description

Eric Wendell looks beyond the successes and failures of jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock to explore his musical design within the jazz community and mainstream pop culture. Wendell explores how Hancock's efforts have established new jazz standards while fostering a cross-genre continuity among modern jazz practitioners.

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